The redesigned Dresden Museum of Military History

In 1989,
unsure how the museum would fit into a newly unified German state, the
government decided to shut it down. By 2001 feelings had shifted and an
architectural competition was held for an extension that would
facilitate a reconsideration of the way we think about war. Daniel
Libeskind's winning design boldly interrupts the original building's
symmetry. The extension, a massive, five-story 14,500-ton wedge of
concrete and steel, cuts through the 135-year-old former arsenal's
structural order. A 82-foot high viewingplatform (the highest point of
the wedge is 98 feet) provides breathtaking views of modern Dresden
while pointing towards the exact area where the fire bombing of Dresden
began, creating a dramatic space for reflection.